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Wildlife of Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific)

Total number of species: 192

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI 1 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 2 0 30/04/1996
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 5 0 20/06/1999
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 06/08/1996
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 03/12/1989
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 2 0 30/04/1996
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 2 0 30/04/1996
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 01/04/1996
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 3 0 06/08/1996
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 2 0 30/04/1996
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 3 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 2 0 30/04/1996
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 1 0 05/10/1986
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 7 0 20/06/1999
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 3 0 06/08/1996
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 4 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 15 0 20/06/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 2 0 30/04/1996
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 04/07/1995
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 14 0 20/06/1999
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 4 0 20/06/1999
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 04/07/1995
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 05/10/1986
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 05/10/1986
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 05/10/1986
animals birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 1 0 04/07/1995
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 8 0 14/11/1999
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 3 0 01/11/1995
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 3 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 2 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 2 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 2 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 2 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 2 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 2 0 01/11/1995
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 3 0 31/12/1996
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ 2 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Apiaceae Apium prostratum var. filiforme C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia stellata C NTQ 1 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ 3 2 02/11/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C NTQ 2 1 03/11/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum C NTQ 2 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2020
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ 1 1 08/07/2020
plants land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2017
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ 1 1 28/11/2019
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 1 1 07/06/2017
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum neohollandicum C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 2 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia hastata C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ 1 1 29/09/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia ovata C NTQ 1 1 02/07/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I 1 1 28/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia vestita C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ 2 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C NTQ 1 1 28/05/2020
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ 2 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos ledifolius scrub wedding bush C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella crinoides C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C NTQ 2 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 1 1 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea australiensis green bolly gum C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline petiolaris large-leaved palm lily C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 3 2 08/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ 1 1 18/03/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Isotropis filicaulis C NTQ 1 1 08/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C NTQ 1 1 29/09/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C NTQ 1 1 09/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ 1 1 08/07/2020
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ 2 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pleogyne australis wiry grape C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 2 1 04/04/2023
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine crassifolia C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ 1 1 17/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium neglectum C NTQ 2 2 15/08/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C NTQ 3 2 20/07/2021
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C NTQ 2 2 31/01/2020
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia dominii C NTQ 1 1 08/07/2020
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ 3 2 30/07/2021
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum SL NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ 1 1 27/07/2017
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ 1 1 08/07/2020
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ 2 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum venulosum C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ 1 1 17/09/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C NTQ 1 1 17/09/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 1 1 09/04/2021
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ 2 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ 1 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ 1 1 14/02/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. dielsii SL NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C NTQ 1 1 08/07/2020
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca bicolor C NTQ 1 1 26/06/2018
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ 2 1 03/11/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum formosum C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hypoglaucum SL NTQ 1 1 29/11/2019
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. spathulatum C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora queenslandica C NTQ 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ 2 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ 2 1 04/07/2018
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ 4 3 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ 2 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ 2 2 12/05/2020
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ 2 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax glyciphylla sweet sarsaparilla C NTQ 1 1 29/05/2009
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum corifolium straggling nightshade C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron sp. (Kin Kin W.D.Francis AQ81198) rusty tulip oak C NTQ 2 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus antarctica C NTQ 1 0 19/04/1999
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ 2 1 27/07/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific), WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-keppel-bay-islands-scientific

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